How to Install and Run WordPress on a Linux Cloud Server

Introduction

Learn how to install and run WordPress on a 1&1 IONOS Linux 1&1 Cloud Server. WordPress is one of the world’s most popular CMS software packages, which is often used as a blogging platform and for website design.

There are two options for installing WordPress:

On a new server: WordPress is available as a ready-to-use application which can be automatically installed on the server when it is built.

On an existing server: WordPress can be manually installed and configured on an existing server.

Requirements

Note: Apache and MySQL/MariaDB are installed and running on a standard Linux installation by default. If your server was created with a minimal installation, you will need to install and configure Apache and MySQL/MariaDB before you proceed.